33 comments:

Thank you so much for telling us about Helen! I love her art, I love her advice and I love the photo of her! I can't wait to read more about her! Do you think I could have squeezed any more exclamations in a single post? I'll be waiting not so patiently for the rest of the story.

Oh, thanks, Candy. Helen really is THAT special. She deserves all those exclamation points! I love that old photo of her, too. She is smiling at the man with whom she will happily spend the next 50-plus years.

Where to start on this brilliant post?? 1. Your husband is cute! 2. Never heard of your mentor/friend but what an awesome artist she is!!! 3. You've mentioned two things here that I so totally agree with as foundational: patience and need for good drawing skills. Sigh...my lack.

I feel the clock ticking, too, Polly, but you're right - you realize how relative it is when you meet artists in their 90's. I belonged to a painting group in Detroit where our oldest member was 96! And she was still painting and exhibiting!

Love this post Chris! I need to be reminded about these things...especially patience!! What great advice and beautiful paintings.I would love to have had a mentor like her. Your husbands painting is fabulous too.